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He won five races up to 2800 metres on tracks ranging from fast to heavy and he also placed a further eight times from 19 appearances.

Balding won the group one Mackinnon Stakes in 2013 with Side Glance and the following year he brought Lord Van Percy to Australia with Melbourne Cup hopes.

The gelding ran fifth in the Herbert Power at Caulfield, but he subsequently suffered a tendon strain and, following a lengthy spell, he joined Weir's stable.

Lord Van Percy has yet to win in Australia but he has placed in an open handicap and at his most recent appearance he finished fourth over 2400m. "He's going along okay and Darren and the owners are pretty keen to get him up to the two miles," Rogers said.